Innovation

minor

The Innovation minor provides undergraduates in the Innovation Academy an overview of the major functional elements of innovation – creativity, entrepreneurship, ethics, and leadership – and an opportunity to apply them in a multidisciplinary project.

About this Program

  • Credits: 15-17 | Completed with minimum grades of C and no S/U

IA Information

The Innovation Academy (IA) equips students with the 21st-century skills needed to thrive in an innovative culture. IA is a living-learning community embedded within the traditional University of Florida experience. Students select from over 25 UF majors and earn their degree with a minor in Innovation. The IA academic calendar operates on a Spring-Summer schedule, giving students the opportunity to enjoy Fall co-curricular activities, pursue internships, study abroad, or enjoy the break at home.
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432 Newell Dr., CSE Building, SUITE 300
GAINESVILLE FL 32611-7545
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 Curriculum

Requirements

  • Open only to Innovation Academy students.
  • All courses for the minor must be completed at UF.
  • Flexible learning courses will not apply toward the minor.

With advance approval from the Innovation Academy office, additional 2000-level and above courses may be substituted for required courses.

Students must earn and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA with a minimum grade of C or better in all Innovation Minor courses, with a maximum of two attempts, including withdrawals.

Students must take IDS 1940 in their first spring semester, unless they completed it during the IA Maynooth study abroad program, and IDS 1359 in their first summer semester.

Select General Concentration or Artificial Intelligence

General Concentration | Required Courses

IDS 1940Creativity & Design Thinking for Innovation2
IDS 1359Innovation in Action2
ENT 3003Principles of Entrepreneurship3-4
or EGN 4641 Engineering Entrepreneurship
AEC 3410Fostering Innovation through Leadership3-4
or EGS 4038 Engineering Leadership
or GEB 3017 Leading Organizations
PHI 3641Ethics and Innovation3
ENT 4015The Venture Accelerator2
or IDS 4950 Innovation Academy Senior Project
Total Credits15-17

Artificial Intelligence | Required Courses 

IDS 1940Creativity & Design Thinking for Innovation2
IDS 1359Innovation in Action2
EGN 4641Engineering Entrepreneurship3
EEL 3872Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals3
PHI 3681Ethics, Data, and Technology3
College Specific Course (Select one:)3-4
Agricultural and Life Sciences, College of
ALS 3200C
AI in Agricultural and Life Sciences
Business, Warrington College of
QMB 3302
Foundations of Business Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Design, Construction and Planning, College of
DCP 4300
AI in the Built Environment
Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of
BME 4760
Biomedical Data Science
CAP 3032
Interactive Modeling and Animation 1
EEE 4773
Fundamentals of Machine Learning
ESI 4610
Introduction to Data Analytics
Journalism and Communication, College of
JOU 3365
Artificial Intelligence in Media and Society
Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of
BSC 4892
AI in Biology
CAP 3032
Interactive Modeling and Animation 1
CLA 3811
AI in Antiquity and Today
GIS 4123C
GeoAI – Geographic Artificial Intelligence
IDS 3750
Artificial Intelligence in the Social Sciences
WST 4002
Data Feminisms
Public Health and Health Professions, College of
PHC 3793
Higher Thinking for Healthy Humans: AI in Healthcare and Public Health
Total Credits16-17